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B2 · People & family

B2 · 人與家庭

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elderly(adjective)
/ˈeldərli/
年長的, 上了年紀的
used as a polite word for ‘ old’
There is an elderly couple sitting on the bench in the park.
公園的長椅上坐著一對年長的夫婦。
elderly relatives
同義詞agedoldseniormaturegeriatric
反義詞youngyouthfuljuvenile
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fellow(adjective)
/ˈfeləʊ/
同樣處境的, 同為…的
used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation
I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.
我認出一位同病相憐的考生，正緊張地在考場外等候。
fellow members/citizens/workers
同義詞associatecompanioncolleaguepeermatepartner
反義詞strangerrivalenemyoutsider
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adopt(verb)
/əˈdɑːpt/
收養，領養
to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt
一項鼓勵無子女夫婦領養孩子的活動
She was forced to have her baby adopted.
同義詞take infosterchooseselectembraceaccept
反義詞rejectabandondisownrenouncerefuse
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abandon(verb)
/əˈbændən/
遺棄, 拋棄
to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
The baby had been abandoned by its mother outside a hospital.
這名嬰兒被母親遺棄在一家醫院外面。
同義詞relinquishdesertforsakeleavequitrenouncewaive
反義詞keepretaincontinuemaintainsupport
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self(noun)
/self/
自我, 本性, 樣子
the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel
His private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)
他私底下／工作時的樣子（＝他在家裡／職場上的表現）
Only with a few people could she be her real self(= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).
同義詞individualidentityegobeingperson
反義詞otherexternalnon-self
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participant(noun)
/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpənt/
參加者, 參賽者
a person who is taking part in an activity or event
There are 44 participants in this competition.
這場比賽有四十四位參賽者。
同義詞attendeecompetitorentrantplayermember
反義詞observerspectatorbystandernon-participant
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being(noun)
/ˈbiːɪŋ/
生物, 人
a living creature, especially a person
Humans are social beings who need friends and family.
人類是需要朋友和家人的社會性動物。
同義詞existenceentitycreatureessence
反義詞nonexistencenothingnessabsence
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bond(noun)
/bɑːnd/
債券
a document showing that money has been lent to a government or company, which pays interest and repays it on a set date
The company issued five-year bonds to finance its new factory.
該公司發行了五年期債券，為新工廠籌措資金。
Bond prices usually fall when market interest rates rise.
同義詞debenturesecurityfixed-income security
反義詞stockequity
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encounter(verb)
/ɪnˈkaʊntər/
遭遇, 碰到, 遇到
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else
We encountered several problems when we moved to a new house.
我們搬到新家時遇到了好幾個問題。
同義詞meetingconfrontationexperiencerun-in
反義詞avoidanceescapedeparture
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split(verb)
/splɪt/
分手, 離婚, 分居
to end a marriage or relationship with somebody
Her parents split up when she was ten years old.
她十歲的時候,父母就分開了。